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Petitions and Partnerships - President: Activities on January

Tuesday 06-02-2024 - 17:30

Petitions and Partnerships – President: Activities January 2024 Update

By President: Activities - Prince Ikechi

Hi everyone!

As it’s my first update blog of 2024, may I use the opportunity to extend my best wishes for a happy new year. I hope you all had a rejuvenating holiday? I am thrilled and excited to share highlights of December and January’s events and activities and insights into the ongoing activities at Your SU.

President: Activities Prince Ikechi

President: Activities Prince Ikechi

Recap of December

Let’s start by reflecting on the accomplishments and events of December. I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the incredible support and enthusiasm you all showed during the campaign in the signing of the petition, in which we are advocating for the introduction of a more flexible student-centric approach for payment plan options for tuition fees, specifically tailored for self-funded students. It will please you to know that the petition signing received excellent support as we recorded 1,022 votes. The outcome of the votes has signalled a strong mandate to lobby the university and all relevant stakeholders to ensure that the concerns and aspirations expressed in the petition by students are given the attention it deserves. While Your SU continue to have discussions with the university, I encourage all students to continue to demonstrate their support and push further for the campaign to succeed.

The NUS Delegates Election was successful in electing five student delegates that I will be leading to represent Your SU at the NUS National Conference in April 2024. The delegates have decided on a motion titled “the negative effect of the current UK economic development on HE” to present at the conference, but before then the motion is expected to get an approval from the Union Council during the next meeting schedule to hold on 21st February.

Your SU hosted the 2023 annual Members’ Meeting tagged Holly Jolly Members Mingle, as it was combined with our Christmas party. We all got into the festive spirit and the meeting saw a huge turnout of students in attendance, breaking the record of our first ever quorate meeting over the past 10 years.

Current Initiatives

In partnership with Durham Students’ Union, we are running a campaign to lobby aspirants for mayorship in the upcoming election to consider major issues affecting students, such as the cost of living crisis, accommodation, and transportation to continue to lobby government for more support for students.

The Your SU @ Riverside project on St. Peter’s campus is receiving its finishing touches, as Your SU look forward in having the space launched this month. The social space will give you the needed space for hanging out during events, creating networks with each other and increasing visibility of Your SU on St. Peter’s.

I was among the recent student panel for the interview of five candidates for the position of the University’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Commercial). The position is vital, as whoever takes on the role is responsible for driving strategies that will deliver the University’s key performance indicators (KPIs) relating to achieving sustained growth in home and international student recruitment. We look forward to the emerging of a successful candidate to take up the new position, while forging a strong partnership with Your SU.

Nominations for Your SU Elections for the paid full-time and voluntary part-time officer positions are now open, until Sunday 18th February. Find out more and nominate yourself here.

I look forward to sharing my next update with you soon!

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